Chicago police detained three individuals in connection with two separate stabbing incidents that injured victims in the South Loop and River North neighborhoods on Sunday evening.
At approximately 6:30 p.m., a 35-year-old man was stabbed in the arm and back during an argument at a bus stop in the 500 block of West Roosevelt Road in the South Loop. CPD said that the suspect, a 65-year-old man, used a sharp object to attack the victim before leaving the scene.
Officers located and detained the suspect during a search of the area. The victim was transported to Stroger Hospital in fair condition.
In an unrelated incident, at around 9:20 p.m., a 22-year-old man was stabbed in the 700 block of North State Street in River North.
According to CPD, the victim was involved in an argument with a 24-year-old man and a 17-year-old female. The altercation escalated, and the suspects allegedly punched the victim repeatedly, causing him to fall.
The pair then stabbed the victim while he was on the ground and stabbed him twice more as he attempted to flee. Officers applied a chest seal to the victim to control bleeding until paramedics arrived. He victim was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
Using surveillance camera feeds, police identified and located the suspects at the Grand Red Line station before they could board a train.
Charges were pending against all three suspects.
